NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whydidtheauthorwritethisselection?toshowhowcreaturesfooleachothertosurvivetodescribethehabitsofonespecialcreaturetowarnwhichcreaturesaremostdangeroustoexplainhowacreaturecatchesitsfood2.Basedontheselection,adeer’smarkingsmostlyhelpittolookliketroublesneakuponotheranimalsblendinwithitssurroundingslookdifferentfromotheranimals3.WhydosomeanimalshavemarkingsthatmakethemEASYtosee?tohelpthemfindeachothertoattractpreytowarnenemiestostayawaytohideincolorfulsurroundings4.HowareasnappingturtleandsometropicalfishALIKE?Bothflashatnight.Bothgiveoffasmell.Bothhaveabadtaste.Bothuseatricktocatchfood.5.Apolarbearwithzebramarkingsprobablywouldnotsurvivebecausepeoplewouldbeconfused.thebearcouldnotwalkonice.itwouldbehardtotellitapartfromothers.thebearcouldbeseeninthesnowtooeasily.WeeklyLessonTestLesson11©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“MimicryandCamouflage”89NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.Whydosomebirdsmakesoundslikesnakes?tosurpriseotherbirdstotricktheirenemiestoattractfoodtoeattosingtoamate7.Birdsavoidharmlesshornetmothsbecausehornetmothsarestinginginsects.causeanupsetstomachwheneaten.havemarkingslikesnakes.looklikestinginginsects.8.Howdoyouknowthat“MimicryandCamouflage”isexpositorynonfiction?Ithasfactsanddetailsaboutasubject.Ittellstheauthor’spersonalfeelings.Ithasaplotthatteachesalesson.Itpresentseventsintimeorder.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Howdocamouflageandmimicryhelpdeerandthesnappingturtlesurvive?Useinformationanddetailsfrom“MimicryandCamouflage”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson11©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“MimicryandCamouflage”90NameFocusSkill:TextStructure:CauseandEffectReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.TheWaterCycleHaveyoueverwonderedwhathappenstoapuddleafterarainstorm?Someofthatwatermightsoakintotheground.Therestofthewaterinthatpuddleisabouttotakeatripthroughthewatercycle.Thefirststepofthewatercycleisevaporation.Thesunheatsthewaterinthepuddle.Asaresult,...
